Search results for "Antibiotics"
Incorrect antibiotic prescribing appears common among inpatients
Incorrect antibiotic prescribing is common among inpatients in U.S. hospitals, according to a recent report from the CDC.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/12/2.htm
12 Mar 2014
Recurrent C. diff, decision tree for sepsis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2017
Antibiotics given at time of urinary catheter removal lowered UTI risk
Patients who received antibiotics at the time of urinary catheter removal were less likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who got no antibiotics, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2013
Preop antibiotics should not delay surgery for infective endocarditis
One recent study analyzed the effects of preoperative antibiotics on infective endocarditis while another evaluated the risk of infective endocarditis with various species of streptococcal bloodstream infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/5.htm
1 Jul 2020
De-escalation of antibiotics effective in Enterobacterales bacteremia, Spanish trial finds
The pragmatic trial found similarly high cure rates and no difference in serious adverse events between patients who continued on an antipseudomonal beta-lactam and those de-escalated to an antibiotic without antipseudomonal activity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/de-escalation-of-antibiotics-effective-in-enterobacterales-bacteremia-spanish-trial-finds.htm
17 Jan 2024
March 2021
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/
Antibiotics, corticosteroids most effective for COPD exacerbations, review finds
A systematic review of 68 randomized controlled trials found scant evidence supporting other pharmacologic interventions to treat adults with mild to severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/2.htm
26 Feb 2020
Less definitely more in antibiotics
Review some common inpatient conditions that can be safely treated with shorter durations of antibiotics, reducing adverse events and costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/less-definitely-more-in-antibiotics.htm
17 May 2023
Two-thirds of patients admitted for pneumonia received excess antibiotic therapy
Antibiotics prescribed at discharge accounted for 93.2% of excess days of therapy in the multihospital study, highlighting “an urgent and unmet need for discharge stewardship,” the authors wrote.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/1.htm
10 Jul 2019
Tackling ED boarding
Hospitalists can take ownership to reduce risks for patients, especially elderly ones.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/tackling-ed-boarding.htm
21 Feb 2024